The painting refers to Abie's ancestral country of the Bush Hen Dreaming - Sandhill Country near Utopia Aboriginal Art Regions in Central Australia.

Illustrated in the painting is Awelye ( body paint design) and the movement of the
Aboriginal Women dancing during traditional sacred ceremonies. These ceremonies are performed with song and dance cycles enacting stories of the Bush Hen Dreaming.

If you would like to know more about Sandhills - My Country and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles or to view video footage of Awelye:

• Awelye
• Aboriginal Music

• Aboriginal women dancing - Video Yuendumu women dancing during awelye ceremony
• Awelye (Body Paint) - Video of Aboriginal Women applying body paint design